GC-MS Analysis and Antimicrobial Properties of Defensive Secretions from the Millipede Coxobolellus saratani (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Pseudospirobolellidae).

ABSTRACT: The defensive secretions of the millipede, Coxobolellus saratani Pimvichai, Enghoff & Backeljau, 2022 were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to provide the very first data on the composition of the defensive secretions of the family Pseudospirobolellidae (Diplopoda: superorder Juliformia, order Spirobolida). This unveiled at least 12 identifiable compounds, including six quinones, two phenols, and four fatty acid esters. The three most prevalent identifiable compounds were 2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone (25.52%), hexyl pentadecanoate (11.57%) (the first report of a fatty acid ester compound in the order Spirobolida and tentatively indicating that this may be a shared feature of the Juliformia), and 3,4-dimethoxyphenol (10.51%). The antimicrobial activity of the defensive sec

SUBMITTER: Pimvichai P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12222413 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature